St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

OF City Comptroller-Tax Levy Fsti-
To the Honorable, the President and
Common Council of the City of st.
Paul.
GENTLEMEN: l have the honor to
present to your honorable body my
tax levy estimate for the year 1888,
showing in minute detail all of the
estimated expenditures of the city
government, for which tax levy is re-
quired.
The tax requirements for city purposes
are as follows, viz:
Interest upon the bonded debt .S21S, 496.00
City bonds maturing in 1888,
sl2,50o, May l, 1855, and -. s7,5oo.0o
$4,000, Nov. 21, 1883,
General fund expenditures...... GIL 90
Ward fund expenditures. 127, 1000
Total. Observation-Disclosures ,044, 10000
Ninety million eight hundred thouS-
and dollars, (S90, S00,000.) assessed valu-
alton of real and personal estate (being
cOnServatively estimated at about fifty
per cent of the actual cash value), at
eleven and fifty hundredths mills Q1.50
mills on each dollar, will realize one
million forty-four thousand two hum
dred (s1, 044 ,200) dollars, which is the
amount necessary for city purposes.
The State, County ami Board of Edu-
cation tax levieS figure as follows, viz:
Mills
State Gncluding one o. mill tax for in
crease of state School Fund.- re-
quired to be levied under act of 1880 9. 90
County purposes -. ....-... $3.50. :. =. 10
Board of Education Gneluding one a.
mill tax for new school buildings also
the regular one a. mill tax fixed by
statute, which is in addition to the
one o. mill tax authorized under the
act of 1887, included above III the
This makes the grand total tax levy,
for all purposes, as follows, viz:
Mills
For the First, Second, Third, Fourth
and Fifth Assessment Districts, (coy-
erfng all the property i'll the original
First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
aiuS' ..--' ..-'.
City purposes. .......... ............-..11.5 80
State Including mill for Estate School
fund ...... ........ .......-....... 90
Board of Education ....... ............. so
County purposes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Grand total tax levy for the five assess
ment districts. II 10
The grand total tax levieS for the
Sixth. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
Assessment Districts, owing to the prop
erty being exempt from the city debt at
the time of annexation, figures as fol-
lows, viz:
Mills
ALL tiSScsSllcIl DlStIlCt covering I'LL
of the property in the Sixth ward) 10 so
Seventh Assessment District covering
all of the property i'll the original
Sevrnth ward, which is the territory
from Rose and Reserve townships
annexed in year 1850 .............1S.0 90
Eighth assessment district covering
all OF the property i'll new territory "a
annexed in the year 1922 ...........2 90
Ninth assessment district covering ali
of the property in new territory ''B,
located in Little Canada and Mclean
townships,anneXed in the year 1851 1890
Tenth assessment district covering ali
OF the property i'll the new territory
located in Reserve and Mclean town
ships, annexed III the year 1887 . 90
The mill levied by the state for the
purpose of increasing the Estate school
fund" is to be apportiOned by the state
to the various school districts through
out the state, as required by the legisla-
tive act of 1887.
The property in the city of st. Paul
will be required to pay S9O,S00 into the
state treasury under this 1-mill tax upon
the assessed valuation, while at the
same time the Board of Education will
receiqe about $4,000 of the amount, and
will lose about $4,000 in consequence
of the law requiring the tax to be ap-
portioned per capita of the children be-
tween the ages of five and twenty-one
years attending the public schools. The
children attending the parochial and
private schools in this city are very
numerous, and are not figured by the
state in the per capita distribution to
the Board of Education-hence the loss.
L consider that when property is taxed
for school purposes the whole amount of
tax paid should belong to the district
taxed.
The Board of Education will receive
about 100000 from the whole tax levy,
etc, as figured by this estimate, which
is over 100000 more than the school
levy of last year.
The estimate provides for all the re-
quirements as asked for by the Board
of Fire Commissioners, Board of Work
house Commissioners, Library Board.
Police Department, ETC.. and appears to
be- ample i'll every particular. | con-
slider an increase of the levy would be
excessive taxation.
l am of the opinion that it would be
public benefit to reduce the estimate
l mill for city purposes in this man
ner: There are SS7, 800 city bonds ma
turing in the year 1883, 5000 of which
will mature November 81, 1883, consid-
liquor licenses reaching the NUMBER of
2S7 at 81 900 each, being 81 licenses more
than / figure in the estimate. producing
an additional $4,000, then the bonds
can be redeemed without Ievying the
tax, thereby making the grand total tax
20 mills. But should the licenses not
reach the required number so as to
redeem the bonds, then the proper finan-
cial steps for their redemption can be
taken, as there will be sufficient time
between the time when the liquor
licenses will have to be paid and the
time when the bonds will mature in
November, 1888.
The city of st. Paul has reputation
for low tax levieS, under which she has
always prOSpered, and there can be no
just cause why it should be otherwise
in the future. Very respectfully, your
ebedient servant.
JOHN w. ROCHE, City Comptroller.
TAX LEVY ESTIMATE
Interest and Sinking Fund-Debit.
To annual interest upon the
bonded debt for the year 1888,
S277. 1880, less $4,000 an
nual interest upon 81 100000
of the bonded debt issued for
the purchase and extension of
the st. Paul Water Works. pay
able out of the water revenues S197, 442 so
To six months interest upon
S1.2S9, 600 city bonds, He per
cent. issued during year 1887,
since last tax levy, less six
months interest upon $780,
900 of the amount issued for
the extension of the st. Paul
Water Works, payable out of
the water revenues ...... 245O2 SO
To city bonds due May and Nov. 81, 1888,
as follows. viz:
No. 1888 to 1919 inclu